Barachias Mason (1723 - 1795)

Born 10 Jun 1723 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Love (Whitney) Mason — married 11 Jun 1767 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1795 at age 71 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

S/o Thomas Mason and Mary Harnden. Married Freelove (Whitney) Battelle, widow of Jonathan Battelle, June 11, 1767 in Medfield, MA. They had two sons - Johnson and Arnold.

William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 430. "#21. Barachias graduated at Harvard Colllege in 1742; married in 1767 Love Battle, widow of Jonathan of Dedham and daughter of Mark Whitney of Hopkinton. He became heir to the estate of his grandmother Mary Sadey, where Mr. Pfaff's mansion stands on North Street. He was a surveyor of lands; taught school in Reading in 1747, afterward in this town, 1763-83. He also taught singing-schools. Served the town as a selectman five years, and was an innholder here. He died in 1795, his wife in 1802."

Marriage

Love Battle married Barrichias Mason in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay on June 11, 1767^[1]

Family

Children b. to Barrichias & Love Mason in Medfield, Massachusetts:

1. Johnson Mason, born 1767, died ae. 89 years 3 months on13 Nov 1856 in Medfield, Massachusetts^[2]
2. Arnold Mason, born May 5, 1770^[3]

Death

On March 19, 1795, in Medfield, Massachusetts, Barrichias Mason, Love Mason's spouse, died.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNC-FRM : 24 January 2020), Barrichias Mason, 1767.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7TY-K21 : 6 April 2020), Baraebios Mason in entry for Johnson Mason, 13 Nov 1856; citing Medfield, Massachusetts, 16, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,172.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-2QM : 15 January 2020), Barachias Mason in entry for Arnold Mason, 1770.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDF-WM3 : 17 January 2020), Barrachias Mason, 1795.
5. ↑ Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 13. Grave #547, Mason, Barachius, age at death - 72 years; date of death - Mar. 19, 1795.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2020), memorial page for Barachias Mason (10 Jun 1723–19 Mar 1795), Find A Grave: Memorial #90971220, citing Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Trisha (contributor 47922321) .